To the point: He can still hear whistle

Has it really been that long? Dec. 9, 1967 - the day the death knell rang as a southbound passenger train left the station in Springfield! How fleeting the years are for an old Frisco conductor who has been retired 33 years. I still hear that whistle and old brass bell. "All aboard!" often rings in the corridors of my mind in those days when steam was king. Maybe our crowded highways and expensive cars, along with an astronomical price for gas will cause us to rely once more on that comfortable mode of travel. How relaxing is the sound of the wheels over the rail joints as you travel the mainline. Bon voyage!

-Bill Wadley, Springfield

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To the point: He can still hear whistle

Has it really been that long? Dec. 9, 1967 ? the day the death knell rang as a southbound passenger train left the station in Springfield! How fleeting the years are for an old Frisco conductor who